Seminar: Inspirations and opportunities in a cosmopolitan musical environment

The time when you grew up as a composer in a clear-cut musical framework (mostly Western European), and were barely influenced by what was happening outside, is gone forever. The dividing line between “professional” and “amateur” music is also becoming increasingly unclear: there is often just as much inspiration to be found with musicians at a wedding or party as in the concert hall. You find your own musical identity more and more by feeding and enriching yourself with that of another.